January 20th, 2021
MADISON, CONN. January 20, 2021 – With two years to go on a 10-year commitment to purchase $250 billion in products supporting American jobs, a new investigation by truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org) into the world’s largest retailer has found that the company is trying to redefine the Federal Trade Commission’s legal standard for made in the USA
January 19th, 2021
Walmart attempts to redefine what it legally means to be “made” in the USA.
November 23rd, 2020
TINA.org’s review of comments submitted regarding the FTC’s proposed Made In USA rule.
September 10th, 2020
TINA.org supports new rule that will beef up enforcement of #MadeinUSA.
September 3rd, 2020
Labor Day campaign pitches a Chinese-made pillow as “proudly made in the USA.”
July 22nd, 2020
In July 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against R.C. Bigelow, Inc. for allegedly falsely advertising that several of its teas – including Earl Grey Black Tea, English Teatime Black Tea, Green Tea with Ginger, and Vanilla Chai Black Tea – are “manufactured in the USA” when, according to plaintiffs, the tea in the products
June 26th, 2020
Proposed made in the USA labeling rule seeks to clamp down on first-time offenders.
May 22nd, 2020
Over the years, TINA.org has found several shoe brands running afoul of the FTC’s Made in USA standard.
May 22nd, 2020
Company’s criteria for labeling shoes “Made in the USA” falls short of the legal standard policing such claims.
October 10th, 2019
It is clear that the FTC’s current tactics for policing made in the USA claims are not working.
September 26th, 2019
In 1996, the FTC brought an administrative action against New Balance Athletic Shoes, Inc. for making deceptive U.S.-origin claims about its sneakers. Since at least 2009, the company has marketed some of its sneakers as Made in the USA despite the fact that up to 30% of the shoes domestic value is from imported materials.
September 26th, 2019
TINA.org is the leading consumer advocacy organization working to expose false Made in USA marketing. Click on the images below to learn more about each Made in USA topic:
August 22nd, 2019
A review of the FTC’s Made in USA enforcement actions
August 22nd, 2019
MADISON, CONN. August 22, 2019– Consumer advocacy organization, truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org), filed a formal petition today requesting that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) use its rulemaking authority to expand its enforcement abilities and better defend the Made in USA designation. The FTC’s Made in USA standard calls for products marketed with an unqualified Made in USA claim to
June 13th, 2019
A review of TINA.org’s work uncovering (and putting an end to) deceptive made in the USA ad campaigns.
May 22nd, 2019
MADISON, CONN. May 22, 2019 – Williams-Sonoma brands including Williams-Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, PBteen, Pottery Barn Kids, Rejuvenation and West Elm are violating the FTC’s Made in USA standard according to a complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by truthinadvertising.org (TINA.org). The ad watchdog has amassed more than 800 examples in which the
May 21st, 2019
Settlement comes after TINA.org alerted FTC to hundreds of products deceptively marketed as American-made.
March 14th, 2019
June 2017: A state court judge granted final approval of the settlement agreement. March 2017: A state court judge preliminarily approved a settlement that resolves both the Noiman and Schulert actions. The settlement, which was amended in November 2016 and February 2017, also resolves another related lawsuit: Card et al v. Joe’s Jeans, Inc. According
March 13th, 2019
May 2018: This action was voluntarily dismissed as to the named plaintiff and as to the class members because the parties reached a resolution, the terms of which have not been disclosed. April 2017: A class-action lawsuit was filed against Church & Dwight for allegedly falsely advertising two of its Trojan condoms – Magnum Thin